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🍽️ Raw fish dish 🐟 Raw and uncooked
crudo

crudo

3 8.6
A dish of thinly sliced raw fish or meat with simple dressing
  • noun
  • /ˈkruːdoʊ/
  • Specialized
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  • At the restaurant, the special was a flavorful crudo made from salmon and avocado.
  • tomato-caper crudo
  • crudo and broil fish

Examples

  • The menu features a delicious crudo topped with fresh herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.

  • A ceviche came out more like a crudo.

    Blog text (9)

  • Crudo.

    Obsessed (2009)

  • Some crudo, sushi, cured salmon, smoked trout, pickled herring; any or all of it would be a fitting "lunch."

    Blog text (20)

  • What becomes clear, however, throughout the collection is that these "bravos assaltos," whether from "Arnor crudo" (32r) or from within, are aimed at the senses, and the verb ofender is frequently associated with these assaults.

    Academic text (2003)

  • I enjoyed a delightful crudo of thinly sliced tuna with a tangy citrus dressing.

Synonyms

tartare
vscrudo
11 6.7

A cold dish of chopped raw meat like beef or salmon served with sauce

is made from thin raw slices instead of chopped or ground pieces
ceviche
vscrudo
7 5.8

A dish of raw fish or seafood marinated in citrus juice with onion and chili

is served as thin raw slices with seasoning rather than citrus-marinated
carpaccio
vscrudo
6 8.1

Thin raw slices of meat or fish served cold with a light sauce

is served thinly sliced as a general dish rather than only an appetizer

How Citrusy

ceviche
7 5.8
crudo
  • Specialized
3 8.6
sashimi
10 7.3

Surface Forms

crudo singular
crudos plural

Etymology

Crudo as a dish takes its name from the Latin crudus, meaning 'raw'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture thin slices of raw fish or meat simply dressed with oil and lemon, because that simple 'uncooked' plate is a crudo.